Peligroso Patzer: I am surprised that no one has previously commented regarding the point for which this game is most notorious: that White resigned in a drawn position!

In the final position, White presumably only considered 60.♖xb3?, a blunder that loses, for example: 60...c2 61.♖b4+ ♔d5 [NOT 61...♔c5? 62.♖b8=] 62.♖b5+ ♔d6 63.♖b6+ ♔c7, and White has no way to prolong his resistance ( ).

kevin86: White in fact,as mentioned,has a way to avoid the famous Rook vs Pawn ending by throwing an intermezzo check at b4-before taking the pawn at b3. Either black must allow the pawn to be pinned or the king to be chased away to allow Rc3 or Rc1 stopping the pawn before the pawn can advance to d2

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